Attachment 6 - Robie Creek G-Z Harvest Card Template.pdf

Robie Creek G-Z

Attachment 6

HARVEST CARD TEMPLATE

Unit Prepared By:__________________________ Date Completed:___________

General Information Contract Name: ROBIE CREEK G-Z Ranger District: MOUNTAIN HOME Contract Unit # Acres: Legal Description:

NEPA Document: Sinker Creek – Boise Ridge

Site/Stand Conditions Aspect Average Slope Productive Ground (%) Logging System & AYD Directional Falling?

Data Collection Method Salvage Component (%) Est. Total Volume/ac Est. Cut Volume/ac Species Mix Basal Area (merch) Est. Average DBH Est. Average HT Insects and Disease?

Transportation Haul Route Maintenance Reconstruction Construction Specified Length: Temporary Length:

Specifications for Initial Treatment Marking DxD DxP Cut Tree Leave Tree Paint Color(s):

Cruise Strata High Volume GF Med Volume DF Med Volume PP Low Volume Special Coordination Archeology Sites?

Wildlife?

Hydrology?

Botany?

Improvements Survey Monuments?

Fences?

Other?

Special Coordination with Timber Sale Administrator:

Special Instructions for Timber Appraiser:

Unit Layout Map Unit # Prepared By Date

Boise National Forest Harvest Card Form Instructions

Prepared By/Date: name of person responsible for unit layout and date completed

General Information Contract Unit #: numerical ID for commercial units and alpha ID for non-commercial units

Acres: estimated total unit acres

Legal: Township, Range and Section where the unit is located

Site/Stand Conditions Aspect: cardinal direction of the general aspect or range of aspects for the unit i.e. SW or SW-SE

Slope: average slope of the unit

Productive Ground (%): amount of the unit that is growing trees, estimate any large openings within the unit boundary and subtract from the total productive ground

Logging System & AYD: logging system(s) and the average yarding distance, note any swings

Directional Falling: will any directional falling be required in this unit? Be sure to show on map, if so.

Haul Roads: sequence of roads needed to haul from unit landing(s) to a predetermined common point for the sale

Data Collection Method: method used to collect stand information, i.e. ocular or plot

**Stand data should only be collected for merchantable timber with the exception being Ponderosa pine plantations requiring removal of sub-merchantable material**

Salvage Component: % of standing timber that is likely to die in the next several years due to insects and disease or is currently green but has been damaged by weather (wind throw, breakage due to snow loads)

Est. Total Volume/ac: an estimate of the average total standing merchantable volume in the unit, can be expressed as high, medium or low, or in board feet/ac

Est Cut Volume/ac: an estimate of the average volume/ac being removed from the unit (assume 30-50% or the total trees will be removed in a thinning), can be expressed in high, medium or low, or in board feet/ac

Species Mix: species present in the unit expressed as a percentage, i.e. 50% PP 50% DF

Basal Area (merch): a range of basal areas and an average basal area for the unit

Est Average DBH: estimated average DBH for the unit

Est Average HT: estimated average height for the unit

Insects and Disease: are there any signs or known patches of infestation? Can also state if known infestations are in the area but signs are not showing in the unit.

Transportation Haul Route: What roads will be used in the sale area for haul.

Are these roads going to need maintenance or reconstruction? Yes/No.

If construction is required, what is the road length in miles?

Specifications for Initial Treatment Marking: select the marking options most appropriate for the unit

Color: note the paint color for marking, note any existing paint in the unit that may necessitate using a secondary color for marking

Special Coordination: explain any special features of the unit that will require coordination with a specialist, note archeology sites, important wildlife habitat, unique RCA’s or threatened & endangered plants

Special Coordination with Timber Sale Administrator: explain any special issues with the unit that will require attention during sale administration, i.e. fencing, section markers, forest boundary etc.

Special instructions for timber appraiser: explain any special issues with the unit that need to be considered by the appraiser, i.e. skid trails and temporary roads that will need obliteration or seeding

Sale Area Map Include the unit boundary, landings, any directional falling, haul roads and #’s, temp roads, constructed skid trails, RCA’s, and any other special features of the unit (wildlife, botany, arch, etc)